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Ryan Wolstat, QMI Agency

Nov 29, 2013

, Last Updated: 10:44 PM ET

TORONTO - Despite a start that couldn’t have been much worse, Toronto gave the ACC faithful a thrill in battling Miami down to the wire on Friday night.

The champs left the over-matched Raptors looking like chumps early, but in true Raptors style, the hosts rallied to take the contest to the bitter end — before eventually falling short in agonizing fashion.

The two-time defending NBA title winners, now 13-3, led nearly wire-to-wire, despite getting a couple of scares in the second half, before leaving with a 90-83 win.

Miami has now won 13 straight against Toronto — including all 11 meetings since Chris Bosh left Canada — and nine in a row this season overall.

LeBron James led the way — as is his fashion — with 27 points and Dwyane Wade added 22.